“Unforgettable Moments: Stories of Beijing Winter Olympics Volunteers”

A total of more than 18,000 volunteers were hired for the Beijing Winter Olympics to vividly interpret the “Beijing Winter Olympics Spirit” with practical actions

Starlight at the Double Olympics event lights up volunteer gold business cards

The Fourth of a Series of Reports on the Construction of Spiritual Civilization

“Just like all athletes, you (volunteers) have also proved that we can only achieve faster, higher and stronger if we are united.” On April 7 last year, IOC President Bach sent a letter to Beijing 2022″ All the volunteers of the Double Olympics event expressed their admiration and gratitude for their dedication. The unparalleled Winter Olympics event has come to an end, but countless wonderful moments will be remembered by history. In frame after frame of photos, Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games volunteers lit up the event with their warmth and enthusiasm. It is understood that more than 18,000 volunteers have been recruited for the Beijing Winter Olympics. Among them, the Beijing competition area accounted for 63%, the Yanqing competition area accounted for 12%, and the Zhangjiakou competition area accounted for 25%. Young people under the age of 35 accounted for 94%, the main force for volunteer services. A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily unfolded this colorful “volunteer picture scroll”, which made people feel warm again…

To show the best manners, you have to pass the “four barriers”

During the Winter Olympics, Li Yangning was a graduate student of sports economics and industry at Beijing Sport University. During the Beijing Winter Olympics, she joined the award ceremony team of the National Alpine Ski Center and became an award ceremony volunteer.

Every time an athlete stepped onto the podium, the etiquette volunteers paid tribute to the athlete with the best posture and the most beautiful smile.

As a student of Beijing Sports University, when he learned that he had the opportunity to become a volunteer for the etiquette of the Winter Olympics, Li Yangning, who met the requirements in terms of height, subject background and foreign language ability, did not hesitate to sign up. After several rounds of selection, she was selected as she wished. But being selected only passed the first hurdle, and the difficult second hurdle – “training hurdle” followed one after another. In 2021, Li Yangning and other etiquette volunteers participated in a one-month professional training. The content includes training of basic movements such as hand positions and steps, as well as temperament improvement courses such as dance and facial expression management. Li Yangning said: “I am not from a major. To be honest, I found it difficult to train at the beginning, but the teacher has been encouraging us, and everyone has persevered. They have made significant progress in their own manners and etiquette.”

The third level is the actual combat training in the venue. Before the start of the Winter Olympics, the etiquette volunteers, under the leadership of the venue teachers, had to go through the awarding flow line repeatedly to ensure complete familiarity and no blank spots. The National Alpine Ski Center is an outdoor venue, and the award ceremony must also be held outdoors. The coldest few days feel the temperature is more than minus 20 degrees Celsius, and the wind is particularly strong. This is a severe test for the etiquette volunteers, because they have to Serve as a guide or wait with a tray of medals.

“These few minutes on the awards square are the condensed years of sweat and hard work of the athletes, and they are their most glorious moments. Therefore, no matter how uncomfortable the weather conditions are, we must perform our best and pay tribute to the athletes.” This is the voice of Li Yangning and his partners.

Volunteering at the “Stand for the Disabled” warms people’s hearts

Wang Zibo is one of the few disabled volunteers at the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. With the assistance of hearing aids, Wang Zibo can communicate normally like a healthy person in volunteer service. During his service in the Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, he became the “heart-warming business card” of the National Stadium with his high-quality service.

Wang Zibo in 2022 is a senior student in the Computer Department of Beijing Jiaotong University. Although he was born with hearing impairment, he still signed up to participate in the selection of volunteers and became the event service assistant of the National Stadium.

During the venue training, Wang Zibo paid special attention to the “barrier-free wheelchair seating area”. In order to improve the viewing experience of the disabled, the National Stadium has carried out barrier-free renovations in multiple areas. Barrier-free stands have also been added to the stadium, leaving the seats with the best viewing positions for disabled spectators. During the Winter Olympics, Wang Zibo witnessed his colleagues guide the disabled spectators to the barrier-free viewing area again and again, and the empathy he felt warmed his heart.

Wang Zibo believes that in recent years, the state’s construction of a barrier-free environment has enabled disabled people to survive and live better, and social inclusiveness has increased day by day, which has greatly enhanced the sense of belonging of disabled people. “Welcome to the National Stadium”, “May I ask for any help”, “Please pay attention to your steps when you leave the seat”, “Please take your belongings with you”… During the venue service, Wang Zibo’s meticulous guidance and sincere smile won the audience And the affirmation of the venue manager.

Wang Zibo remembers that before the ice hockey match between the Chinese team and the German team, a foreign spectator could not find a seat. He personally guided the spectator to sit down. Helping others too much.

Give full play to language talent and build bridges of communication

As an international event, language is the bridge of communication. Among the volunteer family, volunteers from universities such as Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing International Studies University, China Foreign Affairs University, and School of International Relations have made outstanding contributions to the Winter Olympics through their language advantages.

“Do you have any views and suggestions on athletes from tropical countries engaging in ice and snow sports?” During the Winter Olympics, in the mixed media interview area of ​​the National Alpine Ski Center, Su Yanyujing, a volunteer from the International Relations Department of the School of International Relations, helped Filipino journalists Ask the athletes who have won medals in the men’s giant slalom. “As a language service assistant, I am very happy to give full play to the foreign language advantages of Guoguan students and do a good job in translation services.” Su Yanyujing said.

Because of her professional background, Su Yanyujing has participated in many foreign-related services in volunteer activities in the past, such as providing tour guide services for foreign tourists in the tour guide team of the Summer Palace, serving as a tour guide at the International Pavilion of the 2019 World Horticultural Exposition, and introducing the exhibition content of the venue to foreign friends. With her foreign language advantages and rich volunteer service experience, Su Yanyujing became a language service assistant at the Beijing Winter Olympics National Alpine Ski Center through multiple selections.

On January 28 last year, Su Yanyujing officially started working. Her field of work involves the medical field, venue media center, and mixed mining area. She needs to be familiar with the work in different fields, and she must go to various locations to provide translation services at any time according to needs.

Therefore, Su Yanyujing pays special attention to the accumulation of knowledge in various professional fields related to the Winter Olympics, especially the Chinese and English expressions of some professional terms, which she spends time memorizing every day. During the Winter Olympics, she accompanied the Chinese medical team to participate in the meeting and translated the content of the meeting in real time. At the same time, she also performed translation and sent relevant notices in the medical field to the medical officers and delegation doctors of various countries, and the work became smoother and smoother.

Father and Daughter Soldiers Join the Battle, Family Volunteers Show Their Responsibilities

Whether in the Beijing competition area or the Yanqing competition area, there are many family volunteers. Their whole family went into battle together, each using their professional skills to contribute to the Winter Olympics.

On the night of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Li Nianxin, a student from the Beijing Film Academy’s School of Audiovisual Media, and her father were on duty at the Bird’s Nest site at the same time. The father and daughter, the father is the leader of the 8K signal production team for the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony of China Central Radio and Television, and the daughter is a photography assistant in the field of photography operation. The media’s 450 photojournalists provided guidance and assistance.

Li Nianxin told Beiqing Daily that in 2008, she was deeply attracted by the unparalleled Beijing Olympic Games in front of the TV screen, and planted the seeds of becoming a volunteer. Before participating in the volunteer training for the Winter Olympics, her father told her: “A smile is the best business card. Let the world remember the smiles of volunteers and the demeanor of Chinese youth.”

Li Nianxin remembered his father’s instructions and began to serve the event together with many professional volunteers from the Beijing Film Academy. Soon, when she heard that her father had also completed his report, he came to work in the venue where she was. Being able to witness her hometown becoming a “Double Olympic City” with her father made her feel very proud and proud. She said that during the event, she and her father were busy in their respective positions. Although they could not see each other often, they often cheered each other on.

A hasty group photo of the father and daughter was left during a job handover. “From 2008 to 2022, my father and I have worked hard in the professional field. Our family has passed on the baton of hard work for Beijing’s ‘Double Olympic City’. Let’s cheer for the future together!” This group article/Reporter Liu Yang Wang Wei Zhang Yuemeng Cui Yifei Lei Jia

Reporter’s Notes

Winter Olympics volunteer service is a “golden business card” of China

Although it has been more than a year since the “Winter Olympics” closed, we still can’t forget the vivid scene of the “slight fire” lighting up the world; Among them, countless volunteers have vividly interpreted the “Beijing Winter Olympics Spirit” with their own efforts.

They have the bigger picture in mind. A total of more than 18,000 volunteers were recruited for the Beijing Winter Olympics. Among them, the Beijing competition area accounted for 63%, the Yanqing competition area accounted for 12%, and the Zhangjiakou competition area accounted for 25%. Young people under the age of 35 accounted for 94%, the main force for volunteer services. Games volunteer services cover 41 business areas, including sports competitions, venue management, language services, and news operations. As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the Double Olympics summary meeting: The volunteers provided heart-warming services with youth and dedication, showing the world the image of vigorous Chinese youth.

They are confident and open. They are attentive and enthusiastic when they guide and consult foreign friends; they are accurate when they provide event information to the media; .

They rise to the challenge. Familiarize yourself with the route and survey the venues over and over again; practice hand positions and steps over and over again, with uniform standards; gusts of cold wind, sticking to a dozen warm babies and insisting on waiting on the tray… No matter how difficult it is, I can’t chew it. Dedication and dedication are for the solemn promises made by the Chinese people to the international community. They strive for excellence. The information is neatly arranged, the eyes are always smiling and sincere, the audience asks questions all the time, and the foreign guests greet each other with cold and warm greetings…Perfect details are their goal, and spiritual integration is their service purpose.

They create the future together. After the Winter Olympics, many foreign athletes said reluctantly when they returned home: “I will cry on the plane, I will choke up, I love you.” “I will definitely bring back the best memories of the Winter Olympics in my life.” Go home.” The strong voice of the era of “towards the future together” undoubtedly contains the sincere service of dedication, friendship, mutual assistance and progress of the vast number of Winter Olympics volunteers. Praise to the great “Beijing Winter Olympics Spirit”! Praise for the sincere and long-lasting Winter Olympics volunteer service!Text/Reporter Liu Yang

[Responsible editor: Zhang Yi]